Clip for the corners fo partition-walls.



M. H. JESTER. CLIP FOR THE CORNERS OF PARTITION WALLS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1914- Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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M. H. JESTER.

CLIP FOR THE CORNERS 0F PARTITION WALLS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1914.

1L 1 65,41 8.. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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{gin MARVIN H. Jnsirnn, or DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR 'ro THE H. JESTEZR- Invns'r- MENT COMPANY, or DENVER, ooLonADo, A CORPORATION or command CLIP FOR CORNERS OF PARTITION-WALLS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 28, 1.915. I

Application filed June 16, 1914. Serial No. 845,424.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARVIN H. JnsTER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing inthe city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Clip for the Corners. of Partition- Walls, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clips for the corners of partition walls; and the objects of my invention are: First, to provide a resiliently yielding clip that will clampingly pinch or grip the ends of the plaster-b0ards used in partition construction, and the supporting partition corner stud member, and connect them firmly andsecurely together in condition to' receive plastering mortars. And second, to provide a simple inexpensive spring clip for ceilings and walls, and for connecting the corners of partitions together.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved corner clip applied to the end or corners of two meeting or intersecting. partitions. Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved corner clip. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modification of the clip shown in Figs. 1, 2' and' 3, that. is adapted to be applied to the furring strips of door frames and is adapted to connect the corners of two walls at or closely adjacent to a. door. view of Fig. 4; and Fig. dis a perspective new of the clip shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the'several views.

My corner clip is especially adapted for .use in fire-proofmetal-clip metal-studding and plaster-board partitions,'that are erected to recelve plasterlng mortars, cements,

and plastic materials. These plasterboard partitions are first erected of metal studding, positioned from about 24 inches to three feet apart, with sheets of plaster board placed between and secured to the metal studd1ng..- The sheets of plaster board vary in thiclmess, and in width and breadth, but I preferably use sheets of about 3 /8ths.

of an inch by 2 feet wide and 30 inches long, but of coursefcan and sometimes-do use plaster board of other sizes, and my Fig. 5 is a front improved clip has been especially invented to secure the corners of plaster board and metal stud partitions together. Examples of partitions of this character of construction can be found in numerous patents issued to me in the last two years, of which ,Patents Nos. 1,001,046 dated August 22,

1911, and 1,045,297 dated November 26, 1912, are cited/ Referring to the drawings,Fig. 1 illustrates a corner clip embodying my invention. This particular form of clip is especially adapted to secure together the cor-' ners of right angular meeting partitions, and it consists ofa single integral strip of fiat'ribbon steel or iron of about from a 32nd to a 16th of an inch thick by from 3/4th to 1 inch wide, depending on the' height of the partition and size of plaster board used. In general partition work, however, I use clips made of 1/16th of an inch by 1 inchflat steel bars. In order to connect the two adjacent or substantially meeting ends of two right angularly positioned partitions together at their meeting corner, andto a supporting partition stud, 1 construct my improved clip as follows: The opposite ends 2 and 3 of the strip are made to extend and stand straight for a shortdistance, and to stand at right angles to each other,.-and these terminal ends are each made to lie along the outside surface .of the two partitions 4 and 5, they are adapted to bind, clamp and secure together.

At the end of these right angle opposite end portions, angle bends 6 and 7,.are made,

that are long enough to extend across the ends 8 and 9, of the partitions 4 and 5.

These ends 6 and 7 are made long enough to extend across the end of any thickness of plaster board being used in the part1cular partition being erected, and while 3/8ths of an inch is the; usual thickness" of partition used,-yet sometimes plaster blocks are used B/dths. of an inch thick. Consequently theclips have to be made to fit the thickness of plaster board used in the partition. At the. ends of these angle bend porand against the inside surface of the ends of the plaster boards 14 and 5, and inclose them between them. This return bend is preferably arranged to pinch with a slight resilient clamping pressure the two adjacentplaster boards between them, and consequently theimeeting ends .of the plaster boards are securely held at right angles to 7 stud member at their meeting corner, and

my improved clip especially contemplates attachment to metallic vertically positioned partition studs of any suitable form or construction, and of any suitable form of cross,

section. I can if desired, use a flat bar stud, as shown in my Patent No. 1,001,046, or any other shaped stud, but I preferably use in plaster board partition construction achanel bar form of metal stud. This channel bar stud is secured to the floors and ceiling beams of buildings, and the plaster board ends of angular meeting partitions placed against its opposite sides, and then when my improved clip is mounted, on them and is extended around the channel bar stud, they are clamped by the clips securely, firmly, and rigidly to the channel bar stud.

My improved corner clip contemplates any arrangement of it that will so engage the stud as to connect, secure, and lock the ends of the partitions to the stud. I preferably, however, carry out this feature of my invention in the following manner: Between the terminal inner end portions 6 and 7 of the opposite yoke-shaped ends of the clip, the clip is provided with a central triangular-shaped body portion 12, which extends from the inner end 7 to the inner end 13 of the yoke portions of the clip, and is arranged adjacent to the end 13 with, a flat portlon 14 that is adapted to bear against the inner end 15 of the channel stud 16, while the clip is so formed and arranged that its side surface 10 and its end surface 13 bear against the adjacent opposite sides of the channel stud, and thus engage and incase three surfaces .of it. The clip therefore very firmly and securely connects, attaches, and secures the ends of these partitions together, and to the corner stud at their-meet mg corner.

It is not necessary to useany nails or' wedges or other means for securing my im-' proved corner clip to the meetin ends of partitions and to the corner partition studs,

but if desired nails can be put through the end portions cropposite terminal ends 2 and 3 into the plaster board.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6,- 1 illustrate a slight modification of my corner clip that is especially adapted for use in connecting the end of a portion to a door supporting and furring member or a housing supporting member of doors, that are built into a partition at right. anglesto the one it is desired to connect to or close to the door member. In this modification, the clip is made with the terminal endmemher 3 and the members 12,13 and 14, but terminates at the end of the member 10, and the end member 6 and the terminal end 2 are dispensed with. This corner clip has to be made without the ends 2, as they cannot be extended around the door supporting and furring strip 17. In this partition corner connection, the partition stud door supporting and furring strip is placed close to one side of the stud, and the member 10 of the clip is extended between the stud and the door strip "17 and is secured to it by a nail 18, or by one or more nails inserted where desired. The nail 18 is shown inserted through an aperture 19 formed through the clip member to receive it, but other nail apertures may be made through these corner clips where desired. It'will thus be seen that this door and partition corner clip is similar to the one shown in Fig. 1, and that it partially incases the channel stud the same as the other one, and that it secures both the door supporting and furring strip and the end of the plaster board partition to the corner channel stud 16.

My improved corner clip is made in its yoke-shaped plaster board and channel stud incasing portions, slightly smaller than their thickness, and-the triangular tapering wedge-shaped central body portion in my clip provides a resiliently yielding loop portion in myjclip that permits it to be sprung apart to resiliently pinch and grip these members, which is a feature of great advantage in erecting partitions where time in construction is an element of value, as it almost invariably is,as it enablesaworkman to spring these clips over the ends of the plaster boards and around the channel stud, and they will stay justwhere he puts them without slipping down out of place, and they will stay where put by their resilient tension alone, without the use of retaining nails or screws or other holding members.

I have illustrated the plastering material in dotted lines in Fig. 1, which is a full size fragmentary section, to show that my clip is especially adapted to fire-proof partitions of about 1-1/4 inches to 2 inches thick.

My invention provides a simple, inexpensive clip that can be. quickly applied, and that will firmly and securely hold the parts of partitions, ceilings, and walls to whlch it is applied firmly and securely together, and in condition 'to secure plastering mortars and plastic cements and -materials. 1

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A corner clip comprisinganarrow strip of resilient metal, provided with yoke shaped end portions positioned at right angles to each other and arranged to fit the side and end edges of plaster board partitions positioned at right angles to each other, and an open-sided resilient central body portion sprung over and bearing against three sides of a partition stud.

2. In a corner clip, the combination of a corner stud and right angularly arranged partition walls abutting the opposite sides of said stud, with a clip of metalprovided with U-shaped terminal end portions arranged at right anglesto each other and to fit over the edges and against the sides of said plaster board partitions, and an open- .sided resilient central body portion extending from the inner or bottom portions of said Ushaped portions and inclosing one side and end and a part of the opposite side of said stud, whereby said" clip secures said plaster board partitions to said corner stud.

3. A corner-support for securing structural members atan angle toeach other, comprising a stud and a separate clip,'said clip having a U-shaped portion engaging the end of one of said members, a portion disposed at an angle to said U-shaped portion and supporting the other of said members, and an intermediate portion engaging said stud.

4. A corner-support for securing strucing said plaster-boards thereagainst, saidclips having U-shaped ends at right-angles to each other engaging the ends of the respective plaster-boards, and an intermediate portion engaging said stud.

6. A corner-support for securing plasterboards at right-angles to each other, comprising a stud and a separate clip for holding the plaster-boards thereagainst, saidv clip having U-shaped ends at-right-angles to each other engaging the ends of .the respective plasterboards, and an intermediate portion engaging said stud, part of said intermediate portion being bent outwardly to form a leg of one of said U-shaped ends and engaging the inner face of the respective plaster-board.

7. A corner-support for securing plasterboardsat right-angles to each other, comprising a stud and an integral clip for holding the plaster-boards thereagainst, said clip having U-shaped ends at right-angles to each other engaging the ends of. the respective plaster-boards, and an intermediate portion, the inner leg of one of said U- shaped ends forming part of said intermediate portion and lying fiat against one side of the stud, and another part of said inter- ;mediate portion engaging the edge-portions of the opposite side of the stud, the part of the clip between the parts engaging said edge-portions being bent outwardly to from oneleg of the other of said U-shaped ends and engaging the inner face of the respective plaster-board. v

8. A corner-support for securing structural members at an angle 'to each other,

comprising a stud and a separate continuous clip, said clip having two parallel U-shaped portions engaging the end of one of said members and said stud, respectively, and a portion supporting the other of said members. v

9. A corner-support for securing structural members at right-angles to each other, comprising a stud and a separate continuous clip, said clip having two parallel U-shaped portions engaging the end of one of said members and said stud, respectively and an other U-shaped portion at right-angles to the other two engaging the end of the other of said members.

In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: V

MARY E. LUoE, MILDRED E. OLSON.

my signature MARVIN H. JESTER. 

